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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
suitable only to become nupperibos. These pitiful creatures shuffle across the landscape, driven to purposeful action only when the clouds of swarming vermin that surround them find them prey to destroy or
when a greater fiendish power commands it.
Individually, nupperibos are weak, but they’re rarely alone and can be dangerous when gathered into packs. Clouds of stinging insects, stirge;stirges
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
billowing clouds of fog lurk vampiric mists, the wretched remnants of vampire;vampires that were prevented from finding rest. Indistinguishable from the mists they lurk within, they strike unseen and
. In battle, a mist focuses its attacks on injured targets, since open wounds are a more ready source of blood.PoisonAcid, Cold, Lightning, Necrotic, Thunder; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
refuse to recognize my rule over these waters suffer my displeasure. (Lawful or Evil)
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Preservation. I am the ocean’s steward, tending reefs and waters to ensure that they remain unspoiled
plays with a pod of killer whale;killer whales, leaping into the air and blowing clouds of steam each time the whales breach.
Fire
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
joined the Gruul in a battle against the Boros once, and the sergeant of that Boros squad would love to prove that it was me.
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I had a romance with a Dimir agent whom I still feed secrets to
.
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Roll an additional Golgari contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
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I joined the Gruul in a battle against the Boros once, and the chief of that small clan thanks
Giff
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
refuse to fight other giff, and will never agree to a contract unless it stipulates that they can sit out a battle rather than wage war against their kin. A giff prizes the reputation of its unit above its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
elementals gather clouds and winds into ever-changing bodies with indistinct limbs and vague features. Beyond their home plane, these elementals might serve magic-users who conjure them, or they might
congregate around nexuses of unbridled planar energy, such as wind-scoured mountain peaks or endless storms. In battle, air elementals batter enemies with powerful gusts or transform into whirlwinds to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
humans with hair ranging from silver to blue and with skin in cloudlike shades from stark white to twilight hues. Curved canines grow in their upper jaws, extending past their lower lips. In battle, they
attack with weapons wreathed in storm clouds and throw roaring thunderheads. Most cloud giants inhabit citadels crowning tremendous mountains or magical palaces that drift amid the clouds. Many of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
nupperibos. These pitiful creatures shuffle across the landscape, driven to purposeful action only when the clouds of swarming vermin that surround them find them prey to destroy or when a greater
fiendish power commands it. Individually, nupperibos are weak, but they’re rarely alone and can be dangerous when gathered into packs. Clouds of stinging insects, stirges (see the Monster Manual), and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
clifftop towering hundreds of feet over a beach, beyond which boils a sea of kaleidoscopic clouds. On the beach, an ancient stone redoubt sits half-consumed by the sea. A tower juts from atop the cliff
spyder-fiend combatants of the battle linger near the characters: a quavilithku spyder-fiend and three kakkuu spyder-fiends (stat blocks for both appear in appendix A). They’re busily hollowing out the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
least 50 feet ahead of characters who do so. It attempts to lure creatures into area 7 and provoke a battle with the minotaurs. If the characters refuse to follow the will-o’-wisp, it turns invisible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
run this encounter. As the characters load the wagons, storm clouds descend and block the sun. Argus Skeel (male vampire spawn) and two ghouls, plus one ghoul per character, including sidekicks
appropriate. (See “Running a Three-sided Battle” sidebar for advice.) RUNNING A THREE-SIDED BATTLE
Combat is a highlight of the game for a large number of players: they love the challenge, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
battle balloon, the lightning and hail falls away behind you. The clouds turn from purple-black to a light gray. That’s when you see the funnel cloud moving toward you. And … is that a face forming
elements of the ambush. Nasty Weather The sun hides behind clouds that increasingly darken as you head toward the Greypeak Mountains — and, hopefully, the wizard who created the orrery. A steady rain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Sewers The upper wards of Sharn use a network of chutes to funnel garbage down into the sewers. Refuse and filth is channeled into cavernous midden chambers, where it is left to rot or be
city. These sewer clans constantly battle over territory, as control of one or more midden chamber can be critical to survival. The sewer clans can pose a threat to adventurers, but they can also be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Battle Balloon Through the winter clouds that surround the castle on this desolate hill, you see a shape emerge. Something so gigantic, you can’t believe it can actually fly. Airships are relatively
battle balloon a much-coveted upgrade for any franchise. Origins and Operations. Professional secrecy and aggressive marketing make it unclear where the airship originated. Some say battle balloons were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
rock rises into the sky, its peak lost in the clouds.
Glitch grows fidgety and impatient. Suddenly, the distant blare of a horn draws Glitch’s attention—and yours—to a column of smoke on the horizon
permitted to explore the rest of the train. If one or more characters refuse to get their tickets punched, the duodrone whistles (no action required), causing four tridrones to emerge from hidden compartments
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Ruinous Sea is inimical to all but the strange and powerful chaos krakens that inhabit it. Swimming the Ruinous Sea Despite their ephemeral appearance, the Ruinous Sea’s roiling clouds are viscous and
outsiders to be irrelevant, though the kraken is spying on the battle out of curiosity. Vashishax considers any intrusion into the Ruinous Sea to be a personal insult and fights any creature that spends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Battle in the Skies! Immediately after the last “Riders on the Storm” event ends, the characters come under attack by an airship controlled by the Six. If anyone needs healing, you could let the
the sigil of the Six! A crew of hobgoblins and goblins can be seen swarming the deck, and a ballista and three harpoon guns are trained on your vessel. To arms!
If the battle balloon took more than
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
the zodar to 0 hit points. The zodar wins the battle if all the characters are at 0 hit points at the start of the zodar’s turn or if the characters who are still standing concede defeat. The
can while preserving their front-row views of the battle. Xedalli’s Favor If the characters swayed the crowd in favor of Princess Xedalli, the princess leads the crowd in a chant before the battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
apology can convince Derwyth to let them stay with a successful DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the characters don’t make amends and refuse to leave the homestead, Derwyth attacks, calling the saber
-toothed tiger in area H7 and the three giant goats in area H6 to back her up. If Derwyth is defeated, news of the battle quickly spreads to Beasts throughout Cernant Valley, who regard the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
a vital passage or an entire valley. Clouds of stinging insects, stirges, and other vermin surround them in a terrifying, reeking sheath that torments any non-devil that draws near. Hunger Unending
receives telepathically from another devil. This blind loyalty makes them the easiest of infernal troops to lead into battle, but their presence in a legion does nothing to elevate its general’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
her hands to the sky, and dark clouds appear in response. Before the tiefling, at the end of the swampy water, stand a small number of humans, greataxes raised in the air, who chant in response to her
in the next wave of the battle, as described below.) The characters start 500 feet from the priest. She has already completed enough of her ritual to summon the water elemental, and every four rounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Frostmaiden has imposed her will in this way or why the other gods refuse to challenge her. This prolonged winter, which has gone on for more than two years, threatens to doom not just the flickering
-hungry wizards, as members of the Arcane Brotherhood often are. The cities of Netheril floated among the clouds, making them almost impervious to assault for centuries. Then, nearly two thousand years
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
danger around every corner. 7 I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. 8 I put no trust in divine beings. Ideals d6 Ideal 1 I try to help those in need, no matter
calling that puts me above the law. (Chaotic) 5 I like to know my enemy’s capabilities and weaknesses before rushing into battle. (Lawful) 6 I’m a monster that destroys other monsters, and anything else
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
disturb our meditations,” and are attacked if they refuse to leave. If the characters ask about the Mirabar delegation, the monks at the door say, “They aren’t here,” and turn the party away. Suspicious
decide if and when such foes join an ongoing battle. This might lead to deadly combat encounters for the characters, since new opponents can rush in to join a fight that is still in progress, or arrive while the characters try to rest after a tough battle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
, Ajka polymorphs into a snowy owl and flees, leaving the wounded Hengar alone. Characters who refuse to let the Elk Tribe fight this battle without them are attacked by Bjornhild and her saber-toothed
party to the foot of the Reghed Glacier. If the characters refuse that offer, the Elk tribesfolk return whence they came. Mjenir wishes them well and says, “The fate of the dale rests upon your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
grow up to be a powerful ally or a dangerous adversary? Most war chiefs treasure their positions so highly that they would refuse to relinquish the title, even to a clearly superior creature. Thus, a
by the schism. At the other extreme, an orog might accept a role in battle or leadership under special circumstances. If a tribe finds itself up against formidable or unexpected resistance, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, flitting in and out of the mist. Then the shadow sinks beneath the bank of clouds, lost again from sight.
The manticore hunt takes place in the skies above the Sighing Valley (see the accompanying map
that find the manticore can engage it in battle.
If the knights find the manticore first, they blow their horns so that other groups can pinpoint the knights’ location and join the battle in 1d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
clouds drifting in its wake. A pair of bright-red dragonnels slash through the air, their riders guiding them directly toward you.
The characters are spotted while they’re approximately 600 feet above
and his dragonnel stay out of combat. Bakaris’s Ego. During the battle, Bakaris removes his helmet and taunts the characters, claiming Kalaman is doomed and offering to find them jobs cleaning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Vampiric Mist In billowing clouds of fog lurk vampiric mists, the wretched remnants of vampires that were prevented from finding rest. Indistinguishable from the mists they lurk within, they strike
and draw them toward their victims. In battle, a mist focuses its attacks on injured targets, since open wounds are a more ready source of blood. Undead Nature. A vampiric mist doesn’t require air or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Vampiric Mist In billowing clouds of fog lurk vampiric mists, the wretched remnants of vampires that were prevented from finding rest. Indistinguishable from the mists they lurk within, they strike
battle, a mist focuses its attacks on injured targets, since open wounds are a more ready source of blood. Vampiric Mist
Medium Undead, Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 30 (4d8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
prevent its detection and theft. But five hundred years ago, a vengeful army laid siege to the abbey. The outcome of the battle was still in doubt when the captain of the abbey, Havarr Nenlast, drew
, plumes of flame, and clouds of smoke. A short time ago, a comet streaked across the sky above the abbey, signifying fell portents. The comet’s otherworldly energy brought the slain beholder back as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
fits of serenity or rage. It can affect the environment around it by its mood. When an empyrean is unhappy, the clouds might cry tears of salt water, the wildflowers in surrounding meadows might wilt
. Empyreans don’t age but can be slain. Because few empyreans can imagine their own demise, they fight fearlessly when drawn into battle, refusing to believe that the end is upon them even when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
characters without mercy. Bel then steeples his fingers and watches the battle unfold. In battle, the fire giants hurl buckets, tools, and heavy chains instead of boulders. They also try to shove enemies
into channels of molten lava. If the characters defeat the fire giants, Bel commends their victory and offers them the same deal as before. If the characters refuse him a second time, Bel smiles and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
have to round up and threaten them before they can make use of them. Bugbears accept hobgoblin demands for assistance only grudgingly, and often they must be bribed with loot, spirits, battle gear
and despair until he one day conquers all pantheons. Goblinoids harbor a special hatred for clerics of enemy deities, focusing on them in battle and desecrating their temples whenever they have the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
effects of their droning and screeching. However, drow and quaggoths in the towers are close enough to be affected. The aerial battle eventually circles around the platform and the towers of the elite
Jorlan’s offer to leave the gate unlocked, making it easy for the characters to slip away. Alternatively (or if they refuse Jorlan’s offer), the characters can use the distraction to engineer their own